Republic Act No. 8998, enacted on January 17, 2001, establishes a separate engineering district in the Fourth Congressional District of Negros Occidental, which includes the cities of Bago and La Carlota, and the municipalities of Pontevedra, Valladolid, San Enrique, and Pulupandan. The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways to transfer relevant records and resources to this new district office. Funding for the district's operations will be included in the General Appropriations Act following the law's enactment. The Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or in two newspapers of general circulation.
January 17, 2001
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8998
AN ACT CREATING A SEPARATE ENGINEERING DISTRICT IN THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The cities of Bago and La Carlota, municipalities of Pontevedra, Valladolid, San Enrique and Pulupandan, which comprise the Fourth District of the Province of Negros Occidental are hereby constituted into an engineering district to be known as the Fourth Engineering District Office of the Province of Negros Occidental. HTcDEa
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways is hereby authorized to transfer the records, property, equipment, supplies and materials pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Engineering District of the Fourth Congressional District of Negros Occidental in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. EcDSTI
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: January 17, 2001
Published in the Manila Standard and Malaya on January 26, 2001. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 97 No. 13, 48 Supp., on March 26, 2001.